A study on the popularity of the NBA in China found that the Golden State Warriors are the most popular team in the country.

The study, called the "Red Card" report, was put together by the Mailman Group.

The Rockets and Lakers rounded out the top three in popularity.

Jeremy Lin was found to be the most popular in China, followed by Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. 

The Golden State Warriors have promoted Mike Dunleavy Jr. to Assistant General Manager.

Dunleavy joined the Warriors last season as a Pro Scout.

The Warriors selected Dunleavy with the third overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft out of Duke.

The Golden State Warriors have hired Zaza Pachulia as a consultant.

Pachulia played on the Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before joining the Detroit Pistons for his final NBA season.

Steve Kerr praised Andrew Bogut ahead of the FIBA World Cup, saying he wouldn't mind Bogut returning to the Warriors next season.

“We loved having Bogues at the Warriors last year...(Bogues returning to the NBA) is something that I’d be into again," said Kerr.

Bogut played in 11 games for the Warriors last season after signing a contract in March.

Bogut was previously playing for the Sydney Kings in the NBL, where he was named MVP of the 2018 season.

Andrew Harrison has agreed to a camp deal with the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors have 14 players on guaranteed contracts already on the roster.

Harrison finished last season playing in Russia after being waived by the New Orleans Pelicans.

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux) and Arturo Galletti (@AmericanNumbers) break down the over/unders for the Western Conference.

They discuss the win total, division, conference and title odds as well as any pertinent individual award lines for the Suns (3:53), Grizzlies (13:19), Thunder (21:40), Kings (30:17), Timberwolves (35:46), Mavericks (44:24), Pelicans (53:39), Spurs (1:04:32), Trail Blazers (1:09:07), Warriors (1:14:56), Lakers (1:23:39), Jazz (1:28:59) Nuggets (1:35:12), Rockets (1:39:14) and Clippers (1:45:23).

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Draymond Green addressed the lowered expectations for the Golden State Warriors heading into next season, telling Rachel Nichols in an interview on ESPN's "The Jump" that he relishes having the underdog chip on his shoulder again. 

"I've heard people say we're not gonna make the playoffs...that's just, like, that's total disrespect, but no different than the disrespect we've all been getting for years. I like it. You know, being the underdog. It's been a while since we been the underdog. But it brings that underdog chip back, and I miss that chip," said Green.

The Warriors opened at minus-400 odds to make the playoffs at Caesars' Sportsbook. They were minus-10,000 odds to reach the playoffs last season.

Green also discussed recent rumors that Kevin Durant stopped talking to his teammates towards the end of last season.

Green added that he found about Durant's decision to sign with the Nets along with everyone else. 

"It's my life, like, am I supposed to come to you and A) let you know that that's what I wanna do, or B) ask you for permission? No. And so I found out when everybody else found out, which is exactly how it should be."

Kevin Durant essentially stopped talking to his Golden State Warriors' teammates at a certain point in his final season with the franchise.

"There was a point with Kevin Durant when he just stopped talking to his teammates," Haynes said during an appearance on Fox Sports' 'The Herd with Colin Cowherd.' "He was really on an island and didn't have somebody that he was close with on that team. The only person he was close with was Quinn Cook, because they're from the same area. But Quinn is a younger guy that doesn't have much clout within the franchise."

Hayes didn't specify when the change occurred but it did happen at some point after Durant's confrontation with Draymond Green in November. 

"After the Draymond stuff went down and then the New York Knicks chatter started going haywire, Durant just stopped talking," Haynes said. "He felt like if he said something, it would give a lot of credence to people saying he's only thinking about free agency. You would see Durant leaving the arena by himself and entering the arena by himself and really not speaking to anyone."

The conventional wisdom throughout the season was Durant planned on leaving.

"There were a lot of things going on and you could tell everybody knew the writing was on the wall early on that it was going to be his last season on the Warriors," Haynes said.

Kevin Durant was asked by Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports why he decided to leave the Golden State Warriors to join the Brooklyn Nets.

“Because I wanted to,” Durant said. “The basketball was appealing.”

Durant was then asked when he made his decision as he had been connected to leaving the Warriors for much of the season.

“June 30. That morning. I never wanted to disrespect the game by putting my focus on the future. It was always about that day, focusing on that day and what was most important that day. And throughout the season, basketball is the No. 1 thing.”

Durant signed with the Nets despite being linked during the season to the New York Knicks.

“If I was leaving the Warriors, it was always going to be for the Nets,” Durant said. “They got the pieces and a creative front office. I just like what they were building.”

Kevin Durant spoke to the media for the first time in nearly two months as he sat down with Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports.

The first question Haynes asked Durant was whether he believed the Golden State Warriors mishandled his calf injury that eventually led to a torn Achilles.

“Hell, no. How can you blame [the Warriors]? Hell, no,” Durant told Yahoo! Sports. “I heard the Warriors pressured me into getting back. Nobody never said a word to me during rehab as I was coming back. It was only me and [director of sports medicine and performance] Rick [Celebrini] working out every day. Right when the series started, I targeted Game 5. Hell, nah. It just happened. It’s basketball. S--- happens. Nobody was responsible for it. It was just the game. We just need to move on from that s--- because I’m going to be back playing.”

Durant still replays that fateful night in Toronto.

“Yeah, I still think about that night,” Durant told Yahoo Sports. “Every experience I’ve been through in the league is obviously always ingrained in my mind, but that one is definitely always going to be a huge part of my career because it’s the biggest stage and the type of injury I had. But now I look at it as me just going out there playing basketball, and I happened to get hurt. And now I’m just waiting to get back. I know it’s a huge deal to everybody else, but I just try to take it on the chin and keep it moving.”